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\ UNITED 'STATES PATENT QFFICE.

DAVID HARKRADER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters P'atent N o. 361,008, dated April l2, 1887.

Application filed November 6, 18H6. Serial No. 218,123. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID HARKRADER, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in feather-Strips; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and 'exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of my improved Weather-strip, partly in broken section, and showing it applied to a door and the strip closed dowu'against the threshold; and Fig. 2, a similar view of the Weather-strip, showing it in a raised position.

The present invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in Weatherstrips for doors; and it consists in the details of construction substantially as shown in the drawings, and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompany-ing drawings, A represents the door, B the door-frame, and C the threshold, all of which are of the usual construction.

To the door A is connected in any suitable manner the section D of the weather-strip, the same being constructed of sheet metal and bent outwardly and inwardly at its lower edge to form a scroll, a, with which engages a similar scroll, b, of the lower weather-strip section,E. This lower section,E, consists of the metal strip c, bent', as previously described, to form theV scroll b, and to this strip is secured a second strip of metal (Shown at d.) This strip overlaps both sides of the strip c, and is secured thereto in any convenient manner, thereby forming the lower weather-strip section, E,

`with a smooth bearing edge, and greatly increasing the strength and durability thereof, and preventing the possibility of its being bent out of shape. The section E is connected to also being seated in an extension to the groove v f, as shown in Fig. l. These lever-arms act conjointly to force the weather-strip sectionE upwardly from contact with the threshold when the door is open, forming a very simple and practical and effective device for the purpose, and dispensing with the use of coiled rubber and other like springs.

When the door is closed, the weather-strip section E will be brought against the stop t, secured to the door-frame, and the section forced tightlyfdown against thet-hreshold C to close the space between it and the door.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-V In a weather-strip, the sheet-metal section D, bent to form a scroll, a, and having the stop e, in combination with the section E, consisting of the strip c, bent to form a scroll, Z, and having the strip d, overlapping bothgsides thereof, and the rod F, seated in the groove f, and terminating at its ends in lever-arms g 71 and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In' testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID IIARKRADER.

Witnesses:

EMIL REIIMLER, ANDREW MULLER. 

